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1859 BEAUTIFUL BINDING Underground World Geology Volcanoes CAVES Coal Fossils
1859 BEAUTIFUL BINDING Underground World Geology Volcanoes CAVES Coal Fossils
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1859 BEAUTIFUL BINDING Underground World Geology Volcanoes CAVES Coal Fossils



A rare historical book in an exquisite, decorative binding!



The Subterranean World is a geological treatise by 19th-century French geologist Longchene. This book was written to introduce young readers to the study of geology and the secrets of the earth describing primitive terrains – volcanoes, island formations, metal veins – coal mining, limestone fossils and early animals, caves and deep caverns, underground lakes and rivers, and much more. Note the impressive illustrations found in this work. This mid-19th-century French edition was published in Paris and Limoges in an exquisite, embossed gold binding with ornate colorful flower décor.



Item number: #24515

Price: $499



LONGCHENE



Le monde souterrain ou Merveilles ge?ologiques



Tours: Mame, 1859.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[8], 283, [1]

Illustrated frontispiece and title page

Language: French

Provenance: Handwritten – [Ferraro (Edouard), Institution Boubée], 1861

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Size: ~7.5in X 4.5in (19cm x 12cm)



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1859 BEAUTIFUL BINDING Underground World Geology Volcanoes CAVES Coal Fossils

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